Tunisia revolution first in Arab world

The Imam of Washington DC Islamic Center Muhammad al-Asi says the Tunisian revolution is in fact the first of its kind in the whole Arab world.

“Tunisia right now, I would say, is at a very delicate crossroads … this will be the first grassroots change in the Arab world,” al-Asi said in an interview with Press TV.

“In the 22 Arabian nation states … this is the first time the people themselves take to the streets and express their social will to unseat a dictatorial government and to begin a process of placing a more representative government in the seat of power,” he added.

He argued that the word revolution has always been mistakenly used instead of coup d’état for referring to regime changes in Arab states, such as in Egypt, Iraq and Libya.

People across the Arab world have voiced support for the revolution in Tunisia, which saw an end to the 23-rule of president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.